1 - Utep - University of Texas at El Paso

24lADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID
Ill. Academlc Achievement Scholarships
A - $4 000 awaras over a lour-year perloo ($1.000 per year)
0 lntal E a 01 tv - Applicants . . must meet two of three
requirements:
1. H~gh school GPA of 93
2. Top 50/0 of high school graduating class
3. 1000+ SAT or 251- ACT test scores
One letter of recommendat~on is advised.
C. Renewal Requirements: To renew the scholarship, the recipi.
ent must matntain a 3.0 GPA the flrst year, and a 3.2 GPA each
year thereafter (or a cumulative 3.2 GPA), and acqulre 30 credit
hours during the fall and spring semesters.
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IV. Unlverslt Endowed, Guaranteed or Other $750
Scholars Ips
A. $3,000 awards over a four-year period ($750 per year)
0, Initial Elig~bility - Applicants must meet two of three
re ulrements:
1. Righ school GPA of 90
2. Top 10a/o of high school graduating class
3. 900+ SAT or 22+ ACT test scores
One letler of recommendation is advised.
C. Renewal Requ~rements: To renew lhe scholarship, the recipient
must maintain a 3.0 GPA and acquire 30 credit hours during
the fall and spring semesters.
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Many 01 tne Genera scnolarsn ps nave spec01 c read remenls s-cn
as Jpperc ass stanfl ng I nanc a neea anolor a spec11 c co ege ma,or
I. University General Scholarships
A $200 to $2,000 annuallv. Some awards are renewable lor uo
recipients to complele 30 hours in 12 months (fall, sorlna . - and
summer semesters).
Ii. Unlversity Achievement Award (Formerly Student General
Pro erty)
6. $200 to $800 annually Some awards are renewable for up
to four years.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PAS0
0 n I al e go ,.ty req-tres tnal st,oents oe Texas res aents pro.
v oe ver,flcat on 01 Itnanc al nee0 as na carea oy tne 011 ce
01 F nanc a A a ano nave a 90 n gn - scnool GPA o* 30 co I
lege GPA
C. Requ~rernents for renewal are 3.0 GPA and completion 01 30
hours In 12 months (fall, sprlng and summer semesters), and
annual ver~lication of financial need.
National Merit Award
A National Merit F~nalist will automat~cally receive a $250 award,
In addition to any scholarship received, if enrolled at UT El Paso as
an entering freshman. The award will be renewable for four years, upon
maintaining the requirements specified under General Scholarships.
Simply provide the Scholarship Off~ce w~th a copy of your National
Merit Flnalist notilication.
Scholarship Application Procedures
1. Secure an Undergraduate Scholarship Appl~cation lrom the
Office of Recruitmenl and Scholarships and return the completed
appl~cation to the same oflice. Students need lo submit
only the Univers~ty Scholarship Appl~cat~on to be I'
considered for all scholarships otfered by the University. An
application should be submitted by the deadlines 01 Novem.
ber 1 or March 1 for the lollowing academic year
2. Complete the applicat~on process lor University adm~ss~on out- I ~
lined earlier in thissection of the catalog. High school students
must submit a copy of an oHic~al high school transcripl includ-
Ing the following: grade polnl average. current rank in class
and SAT or ACT scores. College students need to submit I
copies of all college transcripts. A 90 high school GPA or 3.0
college GPA 1s the minimum requ~red for considerallon.
Students interested in athletic, music, drama. or forenslc servlce
awards should contact the appropriate University department
chairoerson.
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Scnoarsn p OH cer Once of Rccr- trnent an0 Scno arsn ps, ,T E Pasu
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RESEARCH STIPENDSISCHOLARSHIPS
There are several opportunit~es for undergraduate students to par- I
tic~pate in research grant programs at UT El Paso. These usually provide
a monthly stipend, and in some cases. a scholarship in add~l~on
to the monlhly payment. Each of these programs must be applied
lor separately, Information should be obtained from the department
in which you w~sh to do research.
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